How To Cut With Hand Saw
Start to cut If everything is done properly then you can start to cut.
How to cut with hand saw. If you are looking to cut straight a bulky material you may opt for a medium-duty circular saw with a diameter ranging from 7 14 - 12 inches. If cutting with a handsaw youll need to cut from the top of the worktops surface. Measure where you want to cut it then masking tape roughly where it falls.
Before you even think about picking up a saw measure and mark the cut that you want to make on the melamine board and carefully apply masking tape or decorators tape as its sometimes called to the area of the board that you want to cut. Youll need a grease pencil or a marker a ruler to mark where you want to cut and a glass cutter. It is necessary to take this into account or the end result will be a few millimeters too short or too long.
At first place your one hand on the lumber then move upward the hand saw through the line. When looking for a cutting tool the rule of thumb would be. Too fine a blade may slow.
Then turn the board over and do the same on the other side measure it and mark it with masking tape. Place the handsaw on top of the wood slightly away from where the cut line was drawn. You want the saw to be in around 30 to 45-degree angle.
Measure and mark again with a pencil on top to the masking tape. If you are not getting satisfying straight cut heres a trick. The saw and the line should be at an angle of 45 degrees at.
Then using a fine tooth hand saw start from cutting at the front section where the profile usually is. If you want to use a circular saw safely see our project on. Ask This Old House mason Mark McCullough demonstrates various techniques for cutting stone with hand toolsSUBSCRIBE to This Old House.